chapter 9 present day

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" And here I am" I said
"Hmm" arjun hummed

"I acted stupid right?" I asked
Arjun laughed

"Really Arjun, you are laughing? I messed up the whole thing ... I feel ashamed of my behavior that day"

"Did you really love her"?

"I did... I guess...is that even a question?"

"Why didn't you complete your MBA from bhopal itself? It would have been much easier"

" That was the plan initially..deb shiv and I decided to complete our MBA from LNCT bhopal"

"Lakshmi Narain college of technology one of the best college for management studies right?

"Yes"

" how come landed in IMS unison then."?

"I just did not want to live there anymore"

"Got it, what about shiv and deb?"

" They joined LNCT after completing their M.com"

" hmm got it."

"I chose this college because I knew IMS has a good name right?"

"Arey ofcourse the placements are amazing...I meant the fees is quite high here..how come you landed to opt this..no offence but your dad doesn't support you right?"

" ohh...no it's okay.. my mother is one of a kind she convince him emotionally...she sends enough for me to pay the fees..did I tell you I did an internship for few months as well ?"

" ohh...that is great" Arjun said

"Hmm"

" such traumas you have been through " Arjun laughed

" stop laughing, I was confused. On one hand I think that I did right..priya was putting false accusations on me while on the other hand I think I exaggerated"

" you did" he said

" how do you say that, tell me yourself you come from such a rich family. You are the heir of the Mittal group. Such powerful background. I grinned...wasn't priya overreacting" I asked

YES!I MIGHT HAVE NOT MENTIONED. BUT MY DORM MATE IN IMS UNISON WAS SUPER RICH.

" priya's father wanted her to get her married as soon as possible! I dont know why these people have so much commitments. Xavier's delhi is one of the top university in the country, you know that right? But because the powers of the educational institutions got into new hands..the department's order reduced the fees to half. The funds started reducing gradually. Priya's father had to do something. He knew how business works. He shook hands with one of the biggest group of industrialists in Delhi and literally asked "can we turn this friendship into relation" he convinced them of the wedding of priya with Raj's son Abhijit. But priya wanted to study furthur. It was her dream to teach millions of children before she taught her owns. She confessed everything to abhijit. Abhijit is very understanding. She wanted him to say no to the marriage proposal. Although he had no complaints about Priya..because there's nothing one can actually have. She is perfect as you mentioned so many times, Abhijit convinced his father about how he had to explore more in the field of business and the time is not accurate for marriage and said whatever he could say to cancel the wedding. The only thing priya lost was the very good looking handsome "could have been, brother in law". Arjun said all of this and got me awestruck

"WHHAATT?? How d-d-do you knoww this?

"Because I am that handsome "could have been brother in law"

"Whhat"?

"Abhijit is my brother"

"Whattt??"

"Raj Mittal is my father"

"Wait.what?"

"We were that group of industrialists Mukesh dwajani wanted her daughter to send to"

"Why didn't you say that before Arjun" I said emphasizing every word in the sentence

"I couldn't have interrupted you in between...you seemed so much into you r past" Arjun grinned

"You suck man!! Where is she now?"

" I dont know the exact place. I dont even know if she's married yet or not. Her father could do that for business. Not that he loved her any less but he wanted to get profit from her marriage. Not that he would ever get her marry to someone less worthy. He wanted her to settle for her best and the family as well. You know business mindsets right?"

"No I dont know any of that..tell me if you know where she must be now" I had a panicked voice

" I saw her few months back in a picture she was tagged in on facebook" he showed me his phone.

"Crap! Why Is the location off?? And who is this guy beside her..and who's this girl" I asked ..The picture had three people priya, another girl and a guy. I just wished he wasn't her husband.

"How do I know?" Arjun said

I looked at the picture closely.

" Arjun look...Read the board in the right side behind them"

" siyal..it reads"

" exactly SIYAL... is a name of the street in Manali." I said

"Are you sure?" Arjun asked

" yes, I have to go"

"MANALI"?

"YES"

"Do you want me to come with you?" Arjun asked

" no..you have an interview tomorrow"

"You'll manage?"

" yes, I will"

"All the best" arjun said

" I dont know how will she react. I was very rude to her. I don't know what had happened to me that day"

" Relax Rihaan..everything will be fine. Just hope that she isn't married yet" he laughed

" Really? In this situation" I gave a look

" I am just trying to make the situation lighter...by the way you did not tell about that picture and rumours?"

"I left bhopal no sooner than I completed M.com. I was already in my last years. I told you.. but I heard from deb and shiv that a media person was just trying to get the highlights for his columns. Since she was the chairman's daughter..have you not faced media Mr. Mittal?"

"NOT yet...but I would wish for it actually...I love watching bhaiya and papa give interviews" he laughed

"Right!!..by the way you know what Arjun ..my past can be written into words I guess..people would love it" i said and laughed trying to calm the situation.

"I know right" arjun laughed

It feels good when there is someone by your side to not let you down. Arjun was one of them. Journey from Bhopal to dehradun ...Xavier's to IMS unison was not easy. But Arjun was the one who helped me in all these months.

I packed my bag with two of my casual T shirt and a pair of jeans. Put some cash that I was left with. Took my ATM card and the credit card. Although I knew I could not use the credit card because it was linked with dad's account. If he gets to know I am spending his money. He will sue me. After all we would meet someday right? He's my dad after all.

" Tell me if you need cash?" Arjun asked

" Thankyou Arjun. But it will do" I showed him my ATM card.

I was set for a mission now.

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